Fairs, Markets, Shops and Centres
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Organiser remains optimistic about traditional furniture
27 August 2024Dealer who has run a major Irish fair for 35 years feels Georgian furniture is starting to rise in value
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Metal trunks prove popular in Cambridgeshire
27 August 2024Behind the traditional frontage of Smithers of Stamford in the Cambridgeshire town of Etton lies a retro collector’s dream.
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Visitor and exhibitor numbers both on the rise, says B2B
27 August 2024Debra Scadding and her partner Sue McIntosh took over the running of B2B Events’ two very popular events at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire in January, renaming the operation B2B Fairs.
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Pen is mightier than the keyboard in the realm of specialist fairs
19 August 2024Texting and Zooming have practically taken over our busy lives and taking time out to write a card, let alone a letter, seems like too much of a stretch. Yet UK Pen Shows, which runs dedicated fairs at five UK locations, is thriving.
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Treasures find in Bucks
19 August 2024As Hidden Treasures, Neil Payne organises monthly antique and vintage fairs in Berkhamsted and Haddenham in Hertfordshire, Benson in Oxfordshire and Marlow in Buckinghamshire.
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Specialist antique arms event held at Kempton Park features 100-plus dealers in total
19 August 2024Some of the biggest hotshot dealers in classic arms will soon be loading up their cars and vans ready for the Classic Arms Fair at Kempton Park Racecourse on Sunday, September 1.
Rose & Brown on the rise in North Yorkshire
12 August 2024Caroline Brown of Rose & Brown Vintage Fairs is launching a vintage event in North Yorkshire.
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More than 400 dealers ready to go
12 August 2024The next edition of the antiques vintage fair run by Love Fairs at the Kent Showground is on Saturday and Sunday, August 31 to September 1.
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Newcastle fair under starter’s orders
12 August 2024Event launched in the north-east becomes latest to be staged at an ever-popular racecourse venue
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Find bargains and a beer at So Last Century's new market in Gipsy Hill
12 August 2024Alan Old of So Last Century has started a new antiques market at the Gipsy Hill Brewery’s Taproom, near Crystal Palace in south London.
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Busy August: Centres, bookshops and a pop-up fair tempt visitors to Edinburgh
05 August 2024Edinburgh is famous for its rich history, huge cultural scene and magnificent architecture, dominated by the castle.
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Haddon starts new fair in Hatfield
22 July 2024Steve Cooper of Haddon Events is launching another antiques/vintage fair in the south of England which will run on Sunday, September 29, at the Hertfordshire Sports Village in Hatfield.
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Voters drank a toast to Lord Anson (with him paying)
22 July 2024Election fever in the UK is behind us but collectors of political memorabilia might vote for a 19th century Spode electioneering jug for sale at the Long Melford Antiques Fair in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, August 7.
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Packing them in at Paxton House
22 July 2024Debut staging of event established in the Scottish Borders encourages more dealers to sign up for next one
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Car boot spins off to Salford
15 July 2024For the first time, the London-based Classic Car Boot Sale is taking itself up to Media City in Salford, Greater Manchester on Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21.
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Herefordshire country house hosts charity event
15 July 2024A private estate in south Herefordshire is holding its first country house charity car boot sale on Sunday, August 4.
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GNB Fairs fuels demand with series of event launches
15 July 2024Fresh locations in use this year include venue based at former Kent colliery
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Organiser goes back to school
08 July 2024Norfolk event will make a return to a venue last used about nine years ago as part of a busy line-up
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Grantham artisans go fourth
08 July 2024'The Artisan Brocante' was launched last year in the gardens of Grantham House a 17th-18th century National Trust property in the Lincolnshire town of Grantham.
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Returning exhibitors praise atmosphere and customer base of Harrogate’s Pavilions fair
08 July 2024Long-standing committed dealers made up the bulk of the stalls at 'The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair'.
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